Right Place Right Time

Right Place Right Time

Right place right time (RPRT) is a history based podcast with an intention of capturing accounts to epoch moments that have shaped history and impacted our lives today. Africans in the past were known to be a very oral society and history was passed down from generation to generation in bonfires orally. We want to use this timeless model of transmission, oral conversations but leveraging on technology to capture witness accounts of historical moments and present it to the world

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September 28, 2026 • 88 mins

From the streets of Langa, Cape Town, she became one of Africa’s most unforgettable performers, moving to Johannesburg as a teenager and building a career that would take her from township clubs to the biggest stages on the continent.She sang about love, sex, politics, poverty, freedom and life itself. She could make millions dance, provoke a government, challenge expectations of Black womanhood and become a cultural icon all...

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By October 1987, Thomas Sankara was far more than Burkina Faso's president—he was a revolutionary force whose vision redefined African independence.


He renamed Upper Volta to Burkina Faso (“Land of Upright People”), challenged foreign debt, championed women's rights, and tried to remake a nation from the ground up. But confronting entrenched interests carried a deadly price.
Just days before Sankara’s ...

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By 1961, the Congo Crisis had become far more than a struggle over the future of a newly independent country.The Congo had become a battleground for competing political interests, Cold War rivalry, Belgian influence and the struggle over control of the mineral-rich province of Katanga. At the centre of the international response was Dag Hammarskjöld, Secretary-General of the United Nations, increasingly caught between governments a...

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In 1960, the newly independent Republic of the Congo was plunged into crisis almost immediately after gaining independence from Belgium.

Behind the political turmoil were questions of sovereignty, decolonization, Cold War rivalry and control over the Congo’s immense mineral wealth. At the centre of the international response was Dag Hammarskjöld, the Secretary-General of the United Nations—a principled Swedish civil serv...

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Who was Julius Nyerere, and why is he still one of Africa's most respected and debated leaders?

In this episode of Right Place Right Time, historian Professor Paul Bjerk takes us through the remarkable life of Tanzania's founding president. We explore Nyerere's journey from a small village in Butiama to leading Tanganyika to independence, creating the Union with Zanzibar, introducing Ujamaa socialism, and shaping Tanzania's place in...

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Most stories of Africa's liberation focus on the leaders until now. Discover the untold, deeply human story of Dr. Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane, Mozambique's trailblazing founding president of Frelimo, told through the eyes of his granddaughter Janet.

This episode isn’t just history; it’s a powerful testament to resilience, love, and the relentless pursuit of justice against all odds.Join us as Janet unfolds her grandfathe...

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The plane is down. There are no survivors.

In the conclusion of this two-part special, we go inside the final hours of the Buffalo AF-319. From the eerie silence after the takeoff in Libreville to the harrowing recovery efforts in the Atlantic, we uncover the chain of blunders that silenced a generation.But the story didn't end in the water. We explore the "sliding doors" moments of the survivors who missed the flight, the national ...

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The dream began in Lusaka; it ended in the Atlantic.

In Part 1 of this definitive two-part special, we trace the rise of Zambia’s "Golden Generation." We go behind the scenes of the 1993 world cup qualifying campaign to understand why this specific team was considered the greatest in African history.Why was a military Buffalo AF-319 used for such a massive mission? What was the atmosphere like on that final stop in Mauritius? ...

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Welcome to Right Place Right Time (RPRT), where we have history conversations on epoch moments that have shaped history and impacted our lives today. Our goal is to be a leading digital history classroom and to link historical epoch events to our present-day lives.Hosted by Stephen MaikaWATCH THE FULL SERIES HERE:EP 1: https://youtu.be/0NRFUrfWejA?si=NlrSV2BkF0_Qu6a8EP 2: https://youtu.be/pq7XdjZy6Ug?si=CFDPm6PZBhNzuLFIEP 3: https:...
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Welcome to Right Place Right Time, where we have history conversation on epoch moments that that have impacted humanity.

Hosted by Stephen Maika.

New episodes every weekday.

In today's episode Aasif Karim walked away from the game then answered his nation’s call. A story of forced exile, business, and the return that changed Kenyan cricket.Aasif Karim’s story is more than runs and wickets it’s family, sacrifice, and ...

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Welcome to Right Place Right Time, where we have history conversation on epoch moments that that have impacted humanity.

Hosted by Stephen Maika

New episodes every weekday

In today's episode:

Legendary Kenyan sportsman Aasif Karim continues his incredible story from Episode 1 from the early days of sports scholarships for Kenyans to the USA, to the dramatic moments that defined Kenya’s rise in world cricket.

We hear the wild tale...

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Welcome to Right Place Right Time, where we have history conversation on epoch moments that that have impacted humanity.

Hosted by Stephen Maika

New episodes every weekday

In this PREMIER episode, the legendary Aasif Karim takes us on a captivating journey through the origins of cricket in Kenya, beautifully woven with the inspiring story of the Karim family's sporting dynasty.

We explore fascinating topics such as the immigration of ...

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Imagine performing very well for the nation but the price money gets paid to you in instalments for two years? Well that is what happened to the Kenyan Cricket National Team.

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Full Episode dropping soon on all streaming platforms

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This is the story you haven't heard: the legendary father-son tennis match between Yusuf and Aarif Karim in Mombasa, Kenya. Before LeBron and Bronny, they made sporting history. This preview for the Right Place Right Time podcast also features Aasif Karim talking about his brothers and their family's legacy. Listen to the full episode for this amazing piece of global sports history.

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In this trailer, former Kenyan cricket legend Aasif Karim explores the powerful dual role of sports in politics. He draws a striking contrast between the "Nelson Mandela Effect"—where Mandela strategically used the 1995 Rugby World Cup to unite a fractured South Africa—and the common practice where governments relegate sports to a "political Siberia," using it as a pacifier or a dumping ground for si...

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In this Episode Aasif Karim takes us back to the unforgettable 1996 World Cup, when Kenya shocked the cricketing world by defeating the mighty West Indies. Relive the drama in this episode trailer.

Full Episode coming soon.

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In this minisode Aasif Karim , a legend of Kenya cricket shared info on how cricket was first introduced to Kenya and the first ever Cricket in which Africa's representative was a united East Africa team.

Stay tuned to the full conversation coming soon on this channel and on our YouTube channel.

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